Black felt bowler style hat with black gross grain ribbon around the brim. Leather inside. Hat made by Trimble Fifth Avenue in New York City but sold at Hall Brother's. "Hall Bros. Portsmouth, Ohio" is on the inside, including their address - 831-833 Gallia Street.
Pounded silver shoehorn with business name etched on in block, capital letters. Per Portsmouth City Directories, Hall Brothers Clothing Store was located in the Masonic Temple from 1913 to 1922. This Masonic Temple, at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) streets, partially burned December 6, 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors to house Koabckers Department Store from 1928 to 1971. Desco Credit Union acquired the building in about 1981.
Blue tinted image of the Hall. The Knights of St. George No. 101 organized in 1881 and per the 1906 Portsmouth City Directory met in "St. Mary's Hall" at the northeast corner of Fifth and Market Streets. In the 1930 directory the meetings were at "Trinity Lodge" also at the corner of Fifth and Market.
Black & white photo image of the Brushart Building at the southwest corner of Chillicothe and Sixth (6th) Streets. The 1909 Portsmouth City Directory lists both Marting's Department Store and Lodge no. 390, K. of P. meetings at this address.
Colorized image of Burt & Hall Building at the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets. Opened in 1899 as a men's clothing store Burt, Hall & Co., it held various offices and organizations before 1922 when Lewis Furniture moved in. From about 2012 until 2016 the Elite Institute of Cosmetics was in the building. Shawnee State University acquired the building in 2017.
Black & white photo image of Tribe of Ben-Hur meeting hall. The fraternal insurance organization of Ben-Hur was incorporated in Indiana in 1894 with the consent of General Lew Wallace. The group sold life insurance in 30 states in 1920. The Tribe of Ben-Hur first organized in Portsmouth in 1900.
Colored image of Burt & Hall Building at the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets. Opened in 1899 as a men's clothing store Burt, Hall, & Co., it held various offices and organizations before 1922 when Lewis Furniture moved in. From about 2012 until 2016 the Elite Institute of Cosmetics was in the building. Shawnee State University acquired the building in 2017.
color-illustrated invitation card, black print with orange pumpkins, one dressed as a scarecrow. Some green used. Handwriting in black ink, Margaret Bolan written at bottom.
